Shopping bag



June 16, 1931. .E DAN-CH SHOPPING BAG Filed-July 10. 1929 gwvento@ Patented l.lune f 16, 1931 EVA Dalmau, or BsooKLrivn, MASSACHUSETTS SHOPPING BAG-` Applcaton led July`10, 1929. Serial No. 377,160.

This invention relates to improvements in shopping bags; and the objects of these Vimprovements are to provide, rst, an extensible or collapsible bag, the size of `which may be of the articles carried; second, a Abag which may be folded or rolled up when empty, so kas to occupy very little space; third, a bag, the body of .which is made of a single piece of material and is provided with handles ina manner to permit the body of the'samevto be reversed for use in either extended or collapsed position. y

These objects are attained in the device ilff, lustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in

which- Y Y Fig. l is an isometric view of the shopping bag in extended position; s

Fig. 2 is a similar :view of the bag in collapsed position; v v

Fig. 3 is an isometric viewpartly in sectionof the bag as shownin the collapsed positionA of Fig. 2; and y.

Fig. 4' is a view similar to Fig. 3, but show ing the bag as used in the reversed collapsed position. f Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughoutthe several views. s

The body (1) of the bag isl made of a'single piece of fabricmaterial, such as cloth, folded along one edge as at (2) and two of its three free edges stitched together in any well known manner, as at (3) and,(l).

The body (1) of the bag is provided with two separate pairs of handles (5) and (6) atthe top edge and at approximately the middle i of the body, y respectively. The handles are usually made of the same material as that of thefbag body, but any Yflexible material may 1 be employed. `These handles are in the form of straps, as shown, and are stitched directly to the body of the bag leaving the portions near the middle of the bag unstitched, thus providing the portion to be grasped as a grip (7) Q The upper` 5 varied to yaccommodate the same to the'bulk and ylower handle parts, (5) and (6), are identical in construction.

To.y provide forl greater strength at the grip part, the stitchesat the ends of the same are located at an angle, as at (8). Thus an Y upward pull upon the grip against the Weight ofthe bag and its contents will be counteracted by as long a line of stitching as possible.

In'usewl1en articles of large bulk are desired to be carried, the bag may be used fully extended, as in Fig. l, in which case the grips f (7 of the upper handle strapl (5) are ;y grasped. When it is desired to carry packages of small bulk, the portion above the handle strap (6) is tucked within the lower, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and the grips (7) of the handle strap (6) used for carrying.

Y If desired, the bag may be reversed and the upper portion drawn out over the lower as shown in Fig. 4.' This is a modified use of the bag and may be employed `when it is desired to present a different surface on the exterior. This is not the preferred use, since thel stitchingl (8) at the grip parts will be placed yunder great strain. The preferred'y use ofthe articleis as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3. Y f l What I claim is:

l. Ashopping bag kcomprising a tubular body formed of a strip of integral, uniform, flexible, fabric material, and having an open and closed en d, handle members adjacent said open end, a second pair of handle members midway between said open and closed ends, l both of said handlemembers being mounted on the same side of saidv body, each of said handle members consisting of a fabric strap parallelly disposed to the other `and to said open and closed ends of'said body, and partially stitched along its length to said body, whereby the unstitched portions form grips.

2. Ashopping bag comprisinga tubular body formed of a strip of integrahuniform, flexible, fabric material, andfhaving an open and closed end, handle members adjacent said Y parta 1 open end, a second pair of handle members midway between said open and closed ends,V

both of said handle members being mounted on the same side of'sad body, each of said handle members consisting 0f a fabric strap parallelly disposed to the other and to said o en and closed ends of said body, and stitched along its length to said body, W ereby the unstitched portions form grips, said grips being reinforced by rows of stitches disposed at an acute angle to thel len h of said handle members. j

n testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand.

' Y EVA DAITCH. 

